(805 quotes found)
“Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.”
Billie Jean King
“The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how good I get, I'll never be as good as a wall.”
Mitch Hedberg
“Actually, as a kid I wanted to be a tennis player, but I wasn't good enough, so I became an actor. Since then, I've just been lip-locking with gorgeous babes. So, let that be a lesson to all you little tennis players out there.”
Matthew Perry
“Men hate to lose. I beat my husband once at tennis. I asked him, "Will we ever make love again?" He said, "Yes.... but not with each other."”
Rita Rudner
“I would as soon write free verse as play tennis with the net down”
Robert Frost
“What is the single most important quality in a tennis champion? I would have to say desire, staying in there and winning matches when you are not playing that well.”
John McEnroe
“When the Williams sisters play tennis, it gets pretty hot. When they start grunting, I'm in.”
Robin Williams
“I’ve been playing against older and stronger competition my whole life. It has made me a better tennis player and able to play against this kind of level despite their strength and experience.”
Maria Sharapova
“A man whom both the waters and the wind,In that vast tennis-court, have made the ballFor them to play upon.”
William Shakespeare
“It's shocking how little there is to do with tennis when you're just thinking about nothing except winning every point.”
Andre Agassi
